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Jazz and the American Road
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: South or north, Highway 61 is America's "Blues Highway."
The myth and magic of the American road is one of the defining themes in American life. This week we hit the road in search of the highways and byw...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WNCU, KZYX, KPVL, WEMU and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
The Art of Jazz Drumming
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: The "Greatest Drummer in the World," Buddy Rich.
Jazz drummers have gotta be some of the most unheralded of jazz's many unsung heroes. This week we dissect their art and craft with world-renowned ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WNCU, KZYX, KPVL, Interlochen Public Radio and more


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  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
The Art of the Solo
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Jazz icon Miles Davis
Jazz isn't the only form of music that has great solos, but it wouldn't be what it is without 'em. This week we take a look at the art and craft of...

Bought by KZYX, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KPVL, WNCU, Interlochen Public Radio and more


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  • Length: :00
  • Purchases: 9
Great Jazz Cities: New Orleans
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: New Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band., Credit: Joe Crachiola
Jazz was born in New Olreans, right? Well it depends on who you ask. This week on the show, we get to the bottom of that question and tour the site...

Bought by KMUN, KZYX, WNCU, KPVL, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Equal Time: The Networks and the Civil Rights Movement
From: With Good Reason
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How the evening news shaped attitudes about race relations during the Civil Rights Movement.

Bought by WUAL and WRPI


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Who Controls Black Women's Bodies? (encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Rally in support of the Ohio Prevention First Act, Credit: creative commons Flickr user ProgressOhio
Reproductive health services for women are under attack, leaving poor women and women of color lacking access. But a broad coalition of women is st...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jan 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Returning Home
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Billie Holiday: 'Lady Sings the Blues'
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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Billie Holliday could take any song and make it her own. Her personal battles are legendary and it was that pain that fueled her songs. But, her im...

Bought by Prairie Public, KTSU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, WSKG and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 27
In Search of a Song: Chip Taylor, Part 1
From: ISOAS Media
Series: In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber
Caption: Chip Taylor
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Chip Taylor about his life and music. Among over 500 published songs, Chip is credited with...

Bought by WNKU and WNKU


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Dietitian on Feeding Bob Marley Before He Died of Cancer
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
Caption: Bob Marley on Tour in Dublin July 6, 1980, Credit: Eddie Mallin via Flickr
Rona Steinberg recalls the time a cancer-stricken Bob Marley came into her hospital and her life.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Gems 1039 Drive
From: Philip Nusbaum
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
If you hang around with bluegrass people, you’ve heard the concept, “drive.” It is a musical element strong in bluegrass, maybe even unique to blue...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:08
Bluegrass Review Fall 2011 fund drive I
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
1st of 2 fund raising editions for Fall 2011

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 38:46
  • Purchases: 1
In Search of a Song: "Big Kenny" Alphin
From: ISOAS Media
Series: In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber
Caption: Big Kenny Alphin
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Big Kenny Aphin about his life and music. This interview took place at Big Kenny's home in ...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 59:56
The Genius of Charles Mingus!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus was a Jazz musician, composer, and band leader. He recorded over one hundred albums and wrote over three hundred scores. Some of the...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 54:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Afro Cuban Messenger: Mongo Santamaria
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria was best known for "Watermelon Man" and "Afro Blue". He was a percussionist and Cuban. He will most likely be remembered as the be...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 55:55
  • Purchases: 1
Single Male with Strong Roots Searching For Fertile Ground to Plant Seed and Grow Together
From: SQRadio
Caption: Pando, Credit: Sheri Quinn
The Pando Aspen is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen (populus tremuloides) also known as the trembling giant because of its elliptical...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2011
  • Length: 27:33
Mad Journeys to Mental Health
From: Making Contact
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About one in four adults in the United States suffers from a “diagnosable mental disorder” in a given year – that’s according to the National Insti...

Bought by WSKG


  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Minneapolis Singer-Songwriter Alicia Corbett
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Centerstage MN
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"Alicia Corbett" by Charlie Pulkrabek. When I first saw Alicia Corbett play, it was about 1993, soon after she’d arrived in Minnesota from norther...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 32:11
  • Purchases: 1
When Sheep Fly
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: Biologists attach a tracking collar to a blindfolded desert bighorn sheep. , Credit: Kamila Forson
When Elephant Mountain gets too crowded with desert bighorn sheep, and it’s time to start a new herd in Big Bend Ranch State Park, how do you move ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Troubled Rio Grande
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: Giant cane dominates the muddy banks of the Rio Grande in many places., Credit: Megan Wilde
Sediment is slowly choking the Rio Grande in the Big Bend region of Texas, causing more frequent floods and making it easier for invasive plants to...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Texas' Aspens
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: Quaking aspens in Big Bend National Park, Credit: James Zech
With their towering white trunks and fluttering leaves, quaking aspens are icons of the Rocky Mountains. Yet every fall, aspen stands paint West Te...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bats in Peril: White-nose Syndrome
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: An infected little brown bat., Credit: Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation
A fungal disease has been destroying bat colonies in the northeastern United States and is now spreading south and west across the country. What is...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Return of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: A Rio Grande silvery minnow, Credit: Aimee Roberson/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
These tiny fish disappeared from Texas almost fifty years ago. But today, silvery minnows swim again in the Big Bend reach of the Rio Grande. What ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Ghost of Heffron Hall with Patrick Marek Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: Heffron Hall at St. Mary's University
In part two of our visit with Patrick Marek on the Ghost of Heffron Hall we learn of haunted happenings at the location itself. We also get to hear...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 24:34